Classes struggle, some classes triumph, others are eliminated. Such is history such is the history of civilization for thousands of years. – Mao Zedong
War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun. – Mao Zedong
The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history. – Mao Zedong
There is in fact no such thing as art for arts sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause. – Mao Zedong